When i downloaded this e-book online, i was a little disappointed, since I thought it would be a chapter book. Instead, it is a comic book describing a couple years of Raina's life after she tripped and knocked out her two front teeth, only finding one of them on the ground. She then has to go through many painful dentist appointments, mouth-guards, braces, and head-gears, in addition to normal teenage problems: embarrassment, frenemies, ear piercings, and even boy troubles. Overall, this comic is probably for ages 12 and up as far as content but the words themselves combined with the pictures make it a simple and fast read good for encouraging self-confidence especially in girls with braces.
Smile
By Raina Telgemeier
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 1 - 5 | T | 2.6 | 8270 |
Raina Telgemeier's #1 New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-winning graphic memoir based on her childhood!
Raina just wants to be a normal sixth grader. But one night after Girl Scouts she trips and falls, severely injuring her two front teeth. What follows is a long and frustrating journey with on-again, off-again braces, surgery, embarrassing headgear, and even a retainer with fake teeth attached. And on top of all that, there's still more to deal with: a major earthquake, boy confusion, and friends who turn out to be not so friendly.
Raina just wants to be a normal sixth grader. But one night after Girl Scouts she trips and falls, severely injuring her two front teeth. What follows is a long and frustrating journey with on-again, off-again braces, surgery, embarrassing headgear, and even a retainer with fake teeth attached. And on top of all that, there's still more to deal with: a major earthquake, boy confusion, and friends who turn out to be not so friendly.
Publisher: GRAPHIX
ISBN-13: 9780545132053
ISBN-10: 0545132053
Published on 2/1/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 224
Book Reviews (3623)
It is a good graphic novel in my opinion and is very interesting.
A girl. A friend. A race. A tooth. A minute. A hour. A day. A Girl Scout Meeting. Once there was a girl named Raina, who was being driven home by her friend's mom. When they arrived, her friend decided to race. Raina got tripped and face planted, as her mouth hurt. Soon after, she figured out her two teeth were gone. She found one, but the other was nowhere in sight. She was transported to her house, and the story begins. This girl goes through friend drama, severe mouth surgeries, several brackets, retainers, and boy trouble. I would highly recommend this great book to lovers of graphic novels and biographies.
One normal girl. One normal day. When Raina severely injures her front two teeth, things start to really get messed up. I would recommend this to people who like biographies and graphic novels.
smile is a great book i give it a 100/100 you need to read it i have read it like 100,000 times because it is so good i love it go read it right now
This is a great inspirational book. Characters have lot's of personality, situations are relatable, and the graphics are outstanding! This is a definite must-read if you want to find an amazing thing to read!
Smile is a great book, 10/10 I recommend this book. This book is about a girl named Raina, one day while she was racing her friends. She wanted to win so she stared speeding but she tripped while running. Raina didn't know how much process this would take to get her normal teeth back. During the process, while she was in High school, she had to deal with fake friends, boys, grades, and any other stuff middle schoolers have to go through!
This book is kind of like a true story....one day Raina is racing home from her girl scouts meet when she trips and knocks out her front two teeth. She has to survive the dentist office and find new friends because her old friends are starting to unfriend her. This is a story about friendship, a tint of romance, and other tangles...
This book is about a normal 12 years old girl. On her way hoome from a girl scout meeting she knocks out her 2 front teeth. Raina goes through bulling and she is about to turn 13. She asks her mom if she is alowed to get earrings, adn she eventually says yes! She has to get braces, then she gets her earrings. Raina then starts highschool after a normal summer. Her "friends" make fun of her a lot. By the end of the year she has new friends, that she really fits in with.
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Spoiler alert Smile in my opinion is a great book. it is a true story written by Raina Telgemeier. I believe that the plot is to teach people to not make make fun of people with headgear or braces. That is a very important topic. People need to know not to make fun of people because of stuff that they need. I can relate to this book because I need braces too. I didn’t always need braces either Raina and her teeth change through the story because she get braces a root, canal, headgear, and more. she falls one night going home from girl scouts. She eventually finds how to get her parents to get her things, get away with things, and let her do stuff. She wasn't always like this at the beginning` her mom wouldn't even let her get her ears pierced. Once she got her braces she could do anything because here parents had sympathy for her. I believe the author included why she needs her braces root canal and everything else. she wants us to go through the pain with Raina. All the pain that she goes through is sad but there's happy parts to. Those parts are there so the author can show you life is difficult for people with braces but it gets better. One time someone signed her yearbook and it said have a good summer vampire face. It shows you even when your sad you can get back up. I loved this book and you will too.